Worst Hockey Game Experience

[zettie85 106]

My worst experience would have to be last year. Went to the Flames/Wings game in October/November as I usually do, the group of guys around me and my friend were plastered and littering beer all over the whole section. We were just enjoying the game because up until the Halloween game this year I hadnt seen the Wings win in Calgary, and finally they were. But of course, the drunk idiots are still going wild and one of them bumps his beer on my head after I get up to celebrate the Wings scoring. Safe to say I didnt really like that, and neither did my buddy who's a bit of a hothead as he hit the guy almost as soon as he saw it. We fought with them until the ushers came along and broke it up and escorted us out. Not my main reason for hating Flames fans, but it certainly helps.

Not all bad though, there have been some funny moments. The halloween game this year getting "Nice Halloween Costume" anytime I'd be walking around because I was wearing my Howe jersey And in 08, year we won the Cup, early in the year at the Flames/Wings game, having this obnoxious guy behind me talking out of his ass and how he knows so much about hockey. He dropped a few gems: "Wings wont last, their goaltending is too weak", "Zetterberg is a poor defensive player", "Drake should've retired already" and my favorite "Lidstrom is great, but Phaneuf at this point in both careers is superior". Actually come to think about it, Flames fans arent even that bad, they provide quality entertainment

I think we basically have the same experiences. Like you I hadn't seen them win here in Calgary until this past Halloween and I find it really hard going there and losing because Flames fans are very poor winners.

Speaking about getting booted out my buddy got kicked out for having s*** thrown at him. He turned around and started yelling at the assholes to stop so the ushers kicked him out. It's a pretty hostile environment at the dome, more up in the Sportchek zones then anywhere else though.

[Stiffy 0]

Oh, the general public. It's too bad because I keep telling myself that 90% of the people out there are polite and respectful, however there are incidents like this that make me question that assumption. Unfortunately folks like this ruin it for everyone and are too ignorant to even know what asses they are making of themselves.

It only takes one or two assholes to ruin it for many more people - sports, concerts, movies... you name it. Since it impacts attendance, it is in the interest of the arena to control this. You should have gone to the ushers, but why aren't the ushers more proactive in spotting this crap and stopping it without help? Do they really need ot be told that a hollering drunk moron is bothering people? Nobody likes to be a "snitch", plus you just hope it will change (it doesn't) and things get more miserable as time goes along.